self restraint; moderating one's behaviour; penitence; confinement to one's home; house arrest
appendix; postscript; retrofit; post-installation; giving a reason afterwards; making an excuse after the event
bygones; the past; past event
to withdraw from (a deal); to wash one's hands of; to lead by the hand
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
mental derangement; madness; insanity
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
your Excellency; his Excellency; her Excellency
means; method; art; magic
man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai; person (in a certain profession, esp. licensed); member
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
harvest; crop; ingathering; fruits (of one's labors); gain; result
satisfying; pleasing; gratifying
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
way; method; means; resource; course
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
admiration; being impressed (by)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
estrangement; alienation; disaffection
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
interruption; interference; butting in
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to give the stamp of approval
to screw; to twist; to distort; to parody; to torture; to wrest
unbeatable; invincible; irresistible
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
service that goes to clients' homes to give beauty treatments
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to